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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In honor of a lifetime of devoted service to law |
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enforcement and the martial arts, the Texas House of |
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Representatives is pleased to recognize August 8, 2009, as Robert |
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K. Koga Day in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Interned with his family at Topaz Internment Camp in |
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Utah during World War II, Mr. Koga first learned martial arts at the |
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age of 12, in order to defend himself from the gangs that formed |
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within the facility; he later went on to study Greco-Roman |
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wrestling in high school; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1949, Mr. Koga answered his nation's call to duty |
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and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, and while serving in Japan and |
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Korea he continued his pursuit of excellence in the martial arts; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1955, Mr. Koga joined the Los Angeles Police |
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Department, where he worked in the patrol, narcotics, detective, |
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and traffic and training divisions until his retirement in 1979; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Koga studied under Aikido master Koichi Tohei in |
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the 1960s, and he went on to develop his own system, Koga Jutsu, a |
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system of self-defense and arrest control techniques designed for |
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use by police officers; and |
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WHEREAS, The author of four books on this powerful martial |
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art, Mr. Koga has trained officers in the technique around the |
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world, offering instruction to Navy Seals, the Delta Force, the |
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Royal Brigade Guards of the |
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King of Saudi Arabia; the Koga method has also been taught at police |
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academies across the United States and in Mexico and China; and |
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WHEREAS, For 25 years, Mr. Koga has been certifying |
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instructors of the Carrollton Police Department in his techniques, |
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and for the past 16 years, this dedicated law enforcement |
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professional has journeyed to Carrollton on a regular basis to |
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personally train the department's instructors; and |
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WHEREAS, A world-renowned expert in the effective use of |
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martial arts techniques for peace officers, Robert Koga has made a |
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vital difference in the lives of the men and women of the Carrollton |
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Police Department, helping to ensure their safety and effectiveness |
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in the execution of their duties; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize August 8, 2009, as Robert K. Koga Day |
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in the State of Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Koga as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Jackson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2403 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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